Kansas City Tuesday Night Double Take: Crytpo Future As 'Science' Evolves

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More Local Pain At The Pump

Higher gas prices concern KC metro businesses

After packing up an order and hopping in his Volkswagen, Waldo Pizza delivery driver Andrew Hattaway hits the road."It's great, I mean I get to drive my car, I get to listen to my music," Hattaway said.But all that driving means many trips to the gas station while U.S.

Heartland Politicos Pass Gas Probs Back To White House

Kansas, Missouri leaders react to Biden's ban on Russian oil imports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has banned Russian oil imports , in a move to strain Russia's economy in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Following the announcement, several Kansas and Missouri leaders weighed in on the decision. Kansas Sen.

Show-Me Police Shooting Postscript

Missouri shooting: Police officer and suspect killed, two other officers injured

A police officer was killed, and two officers were wounded Tuesday in at least two exchanges of gunfire with a suspect in Missouri, who was also killed, authorities said. Joplin assistant police Chief Brian Lewis said the officers had responded to a disturbance around 1:30 p.m.

Kansas Reequips

Kansas schools get funds to replace old buses with new ones

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas schools have been awarded funds to replace old diesel school buses with new low- or zero-emission buses. The Environmental Protection Agency says at an event on Monday, March 7, with Vice President Kamala Harris, it announced the winners of two school bus rebate opportunities - 2021 American Rescue Plan Electric School Bus Rebates and 2021 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act School Bus Rebates.

Check The Next Plague

Bird flu is popping up in backyard and commercial flocks in the Midwest

Cases of bird flu have been confirmed in a commercial flock of 50,000 turkeys in Iowa, a commercial operation of 360,000 broiler chickens in Missouri, and a flock of more than 36,000 mixed species of birds in South Dakota. The highly contagious virus has also reached backyard flocks in Iowa, Missouri and Michigan, among other states.

Price For Pix Discounted

British Journal of Photography magazine saved from brink of collapse

The British Journal of Photography, one of the oldest magazines in British history and one of the leading print authorities in contemporary photography, has been saved from folding after a new owner came forward to buy the magazine's publisher, but at a tiny fraction of its publicly claimed value of more than £6m.

Fighter Planes Paused

Pentagon says Polish proposal to transfer jets to US to give to Ukraine isn't 'tenable'

The Pentagon on Tuesday evening dismissed Poland's proposal floated hours earlier to transfer its MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States for delivery to Ukraine.

PREZ BIDEN FAVORS TECH CASH FUTURE!!!

Biden to issue executive order on cryptocurrency

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded. The move comes as administration officials have raised concerns in recent weeks about Russia's use of cryptocurrency to evade the impact of crushing sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

MAGA MAKES MEMORIES!!!

Trump tries to make Biden ban on Russian oil about himself

Former president Donald Trump hit President Joe Biden for gas prices being the highest they have been in years with a simple statement: "DO YOU MISS ME YET?" The former president's statement came as the Biden administration announced a ban on Russian-imported oil into the United States amid Russia 's assault on Ukraine and as gas prices skyrocket.

Royal Shame Nearly Finished

Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew has been formally dismissed by a judge

NEW YORK - A U.S. judge dismissed the sex abuse lawsuit against Britain's Prince Andrew on Tuesday, three weeks after lawyers for the American woman who filed it reached a deal calling for the prince to make a substantial donation to his accuser's charity and declare he never meant to malign her character.

COVID Complete?!?!

Even cautious Covid experts are starting to lower their guard as Biden urges return to normal

In recent weeks, governors across the United States, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and even President Joe Biden have all offered a new, hopeful message about the pandemic: "Covid-19 need no longer control our lives." That's how Biden put it in his State of the Union speech March 1, in front of a nearly maskless House chamber.

Local Tradition Double Down

Duck Boat tours are coming back to Branson four years after tragedy on Table Rock Lake

Four years after a tragedy that killed 17 people on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, duck boats are returning to the popular tourist destination. But, organizers say these are not the same "ducks" so to speak, and the tours will seek new scenery on a different lake.

Kansas City Drinking Game Remains Strong

Boulevard flings new lineup of hard setlzers, canned cocktails, and a limited release beer

Boulevard Brewery is releasing a refreshed lineup of Quirk hard seltzers, Fling canned cocktails, and a limited release lager just in time for yacht-rock weather. The rising popularity of hard seltzers led Boulevard to beefing up its bubbly beverage game. The seltzer industry accounted for 7% of all U.S.

Snow Storm Sneak Peek

KC metro could see 3 to 6 inches of snow with incoming storm

Hide Transcript Show Transcript EAST AND SOUTHEAST. CLOSE BY TOMORROW MORNING IN THE 20'S. NOT AS COLASD T WAS NOT TOO LONG AGO. THIS MORNING, DOWN TO 24 KANSAS CITY, 21 MARYVILLE, AS WINDS RETURNED FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO A COLDER WEATHER DIRECTION.

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